2 album covers in our archive
SZA is featured in Behind the Covers' archive with 2 album covers from the 2020s. Released across Top Dawg Entertainment/RCA Records and Top Dawg Entertainment labels, the artwork sits in the r&b tradition. Each cover is documented in our archive with design notes covering photography, portrait, surreal, controversial, underwater, vulnerability. Below you'll find the full story behind each SZA cover — designers, photographers, label history, and the visual choices that defined the release.
SZA transforms into a shimmering insect creature for this deluxe reissue cover, shot by Cassidy Meyers. The bug persona originated from her Hot Ones appearance where she quipped about being 'tired of not being a bug.'
SZA's SOS cover transforms intimate vulnerability into stark visual poetry, featuring the singer diving backwards into murky water. The image captures the album's themes of emotional drowning and rebirth through a single, perfectly timed underwater moment.
